![]() I think that’s going to be a really tiring thing we go through the next few days. I actually think in the wake of this being released, we’re going to have more arguments about reality as opposed to evidence. I think what it actually means is more evidence of something we already knew, which is: Realities are different now. ![]() You’re inflating this, this isn’t collusion.” There’s other people who are like, “Yeah it’s collusion, but who cares? Everybody does it,” or whatever. What concerns me is that I’m already seeing a lot of people who are saying, “You know, this is nothing. What does something like this mean, moving forward? ICYMI: 11 images that show how the Trump administration is failing at photography But to simply have the principal of the case release the documents without being subpoenaed or ordered by law, or under threat of perjury, or anything, to just have it released as if it wasn’t a big deal, it’s just one of the most bizarre things I’ve ever seen. And it was something to do because I felt like it was an important story. When another journalist gets one of these stories, you tip your cap and you’re just like, “This is fantastic.” To be honest, I never really thought I would break something this was more like a quixotic quest. I’m still trying to wrap my head around this you’re actually the first person I’ve talked to about this out loud. Does that feel different from being beaten by a competing news outlet? This entire time, I kept hoping I or somebody else would come across some sort of smoking gun, but I never expected the son of the president to just tweet it out on a Tuesday.Įssentially, you’ve been scooped by a source. So I basically followed those leads for the last year, finding a lot that didn’t bear any fruit. They just wanted to remain anonymous and give background information. Again and again, it was just people who wouldn’t go on the record. I just followed up on sources, kept finding people who wouldn’t go on the record, kept finding people who were more than happy to give background information or lead to other sources. I had heard rumors that this was some sort of organized thing between the Trump campaign and Russia. Of course, this was on the heels of the DNC hack and the emails being released. When it originally started, it was back in July 2016, right around the time of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. ![]() What first turned you on to it? And how did you approach the reporting process? So, you’ve spent a year working on this story. The following conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Sexton spoke with CJR about his reporting on the Trump-Russia connection, today’s tweets, and what it all means moving forward. That’s the focus of his upcoming book, The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore, which will be published in September by Counterpoint Press. Sexton, whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, the New Republic, and Salon, started investigating the Trump-Russia relationship at a time when others deemed it “paranoia” or a “conspiracy theory.” He was also one of the first journalists to report on the rage and raw anger present at Trump rallies on the campaign trail. This is the most baffling day in a long, long stretch of baffling days. President Donald Trump also retweeted people promoting the video.I…worked on this story for a year…and…he just…he tweeted it out. ![]() “The overwhelming prevailing clinical trials that have looked at the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine have indicated that it is not effective in coronavirus disease," Fauci said.ĭonald Trump Jr., whose Twitter account frequently features hyperpartisan content and distorted information, shared the video on Monday evening. Anthony Fauci reiterated this warning in a Good Morning America interview. ![]() In June, the US Food and Drug Administration revoked its emergency authorization of hydroxychloroquine, warning that it is "unlikely to be effective in treating COVID-19" and can cause "serious cardiac adverse events and other serious side effects." Immanuel, a Houston-based physician, has previously made a slew of bizarre medical claims, including that alien DNA is being used as medicine and that gynecological issues are caused by having sex with witches and demons in your dreams, according to the Daily Beast. One doctor in the video, Stella Immanuel, complained in a tweet about the video being taken down, saying God will take down Facebook if it is not restored. The group, calling itself America's Frontline Doctors, is affiliated with the right-wing organization Tea Party Patriots, according to its website. ![]()
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